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SiAlON vs. Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Both SiAlON and hexagonal boron nitride are non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SiAlON and the bottom bar is hexagonal boron nitride.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 2620
21 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 290
14 to 60
Flexural Strength, MPa 680
18 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.23
0.11

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
1030 to 2350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
840 to 1610
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
29 to 96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 3.6
0.54 to 18

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz 9.3
4.0 to 4.4
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 8.3
61 to 200
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 14
13 to 15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.3
1.9 to 2.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 50
4.1 to 18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 67
42 to 69
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
9.9 to 34